One more film to be viewed on the website of Visual Anthropology in Tromsø/Norway - Independent by Espen Marius Foss:
"This story is about two young Norwegian men with physical handicaps who seek the good life in a technological world. Dagfinn runs hi… more »
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University of Oslo
Cultural complexity in the new Norway, represents a large commitment by the University of Oslo towards research on cultural diversity. This is the first time in the history of the University of Oslo that it is being worked cross-dis… more »
by lorenz on Dec 3, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, Native American, anthropology (general), ethics • 1 comment »
Lawrence Journal World
It seems more the stuff of an action movie than an anthropology professor's field work. But Kansas University professor Bart Dean found himself in the middle of a violent showdown between corrupt Peruvian officials and the indig… more »
As reported earlier, AnthroSource, developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), brings 100 years of anthropological material online to scholars and the public. The only - and important - drawback: AnthroSource is not committed to the pric… more »
by lorenz on Nov 29, 2004 in corporate & business anthropology, applied anthropology, anthropology (general)
Ideas Bazaar
To a cold Stockholm, at the invitation of Ulf Hannerz, Professor of Anthropology at Stockholm university. Together with Mils Hills from the Cabinet Office, I was presenting to the department a few thoughts (1 MB ) on life after a PhD. In… more »
Eben Kirksey, Westpapua.net
Most 19th century anthropologists who participated in violent colonial encounters reinforced popular prejudices, depicting apuans as inherently violent savages. Others, however, wrote critiques, and even conducted letter ca… more »
by lorenz on Nov 21, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, language, inuit, anthropology (general)
i have a phoenix - Reviews by a librarian
Everyone thinks the Eskimos have 100-plus words for snow. Everyone is wrong. They don't. In the book The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, Pinker writes:
"Where did the myth come from? Not f… more »
The Cavalier Daily
The survey found that Democrats outnumber Republicans in all academic fields. The field of anthropology had the highest ratio, with one Republican professor to every 30.2 Democrats. Sociology came in second with a ratio of 28 to one… more »
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